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1992: The Hospitality Management program was established as an interdisciplinary program between the College of Business (now the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business) and the College of Applied Sciences and Arts (now the College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Food Science (NUFS) and Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (RECL)). Three tenure track faculty were hired (one in each of the three departments) and a director was appointed.
1995: A new director was appointed and the program was housed in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts with funding still coming from both Colleges. It was then merged in 2002 with Recreation and Leisure Studies to form the Department of Recreation and Hospitality Management.
2003: The Hospitality Management program spun off RECL and became a standalone department, the Department of Hospitality Management (HSPM), with 3 tenure track faculty.
2006: The Department of Hospitality Management and the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies were merged again into one department, the Department of Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Management (HRTM). A minor in Hospitality was offered.
2008: The degree title for the hospitality management program was changed to B.S. in Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management.
2012: The Recreation program was merged into the Department of Health Science, currently the Department of Health Science and Recreation (HS&R). The B.S. in Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management program remained as its own department and the HRTM department name was changed to Department of Hospitality Management (HSPM).
2017: The department name was changed to Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management to reflect the growth and expansion of events in global the hospitality and tourism industry.
2021: The Department is relocated to house in the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business.
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The term connected community has been taken to a whole new level by leading developer AVID Property Group (AVID), with its Brentwood Forest masterplanned community officially opening its new $1.2 million forest trail.
The new shared walking and cycling pathway will weave through surrounding woodlands and connect Brentwood Forest's state-of-the-art parks – including the new $1.4 million Tucker Family Park and ever-popular Rotary Park – with resident pathways and shared public green spaces.
AVID Property Group General Manager Queensland Bruce Harper said the completion of the pathway has come at a perfect time for local residents.
"The pathway in Brentwood Forest is a first for AVID Queensland developments," said Mr Harper.
"Residents and visitors from surrounding areas will be able to use the pathway for a number of activities, whether it be going for a run, taking the family dog for a walk or simply to get between each of the six Brentwood Forest Jewels – the Fitness and Play Park, Rotary Park and Pooch Parks, to name a few.
"The warmer months are approaching, and Queensland's afternoon sun will make the pathway ideal for a picturesque stroll under the shade of the surrounding trees."
The forest trail, which is around 1500 steps in length, almost one kilometer, is the newest addition to Brentwood Forest's much-loved jewels – 42-hectares of natural open space with an inspiring backdrop to connecting the community together.
"People will be able to walk between the new 1600 square metre dog park, the newly finished puppy park, the Tucker Family Park and the outdoor gym and Rotary Parks, all the while enjoying the scenic route," said Mr Harper.
"There are so many benefits of having one central walking and cycling trail connecting the community, not least because walking is so great for physical health – I can see a lot of residents using this pathway as a part of their weekly fitness routine."
The new forest trail comes after the official opening of the Tucker Family Park earlier this year, which includes an Australian-first in playground design – a four-level, nine-metre cube tower, complete with 18-metre slide.
Brentwood Forest is located in Greater Springfield and has a range of amenities purpose-built to connect the community – close to all that matters with house and land packages suitable for many lifestyles and budgets.
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The Foundation is an initiative by the Cupa Group, a global leader in the production of natural slate, which complements its work in corporate social responsibility, committing to improving the societies in which it carries out its business activities through training, labor integration, technological development and sustainability.
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Four Clover Life- By Namrata Singh: A Meaningful Life- I don't want Sunday a holiday for myself- Its not about < ,> or = in a family.
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I do my bit and you do your bit. Each 'BIT' counts. Each 'BIT ' is valuable in a family. I know you are around and you know I am there...doing our 'BIT'.
"My family is not my employer. My family is beyond weekdays and weekends and vacations.My family is beyond salary slips and I-cards.And what I do for my family is no 'job'. "
Whatever I do for my family, I do for my 'JOY'. Trust.It gives me pure joy to see them all taken care of.
As far as my rest is concerned and their share of responsibility, I don't need a special day for it. Their share of love, affection, and care are there for me every day.Because when I close the kitchen and switch off the light at 11 pm at night, I see my husband toiling on his con calls, his shoulders dropping with exhaustion. My 3-year-old is sleeping soundly after doing his 'clean up' of toys. If I am doing laundry on Saturday, my husband is busy running around to get the week's grocery.If I am cleaning up the patio on Sunday, I see him giving a bath to our son and feeding him.
"We all are working every moment for our family."
It's not always necessary to put me on a pedestal and make my contribution sound so lofty, virtuous and extraordinary. I do my bit and he does his bit. We shouldn't get into whose bit is better, bigger or more important. A lot of men are absolutely wonderful in the way they conduct themselves as husbands. They are life partner in the real sense of the term. They are doing everything to get that bread on the table and so are we. Weekends only mean a holiday for him from his work, not his family. Then why me?
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Families divided over Catalan independence
Catalonia's independence referendum has long dominated conversation in the wealthy northeastern region of Spain.
And with emotions running high on both sides of the debate, some families are feeling the strain.
Xavi Oliveres and his cousin Francesc are on opposing sides of the argument. Yet they and their wives can put their differences to one side to enjoy lunch together.
"I am voting 'no' because I think independence is not the solution," Xavi said.
"We have too many problems in the country and in the world to be separating from each other."
Francesc though says he is voting 'yes'.
Independence "is not a panacea," he admits, "but I think it is the solution to the problem that we have had between Spain and Catalonia since the 'Transition' (to democracy)".
To vote or not, independence or not: Catalonia divided https://t.co/qJb3S075hupic.twitter.com/Z88v4xruUJ
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While Xavi and his wife Cristina support holding a referendum, they are the only members of their extended family to oppose independence from Spain.
They usually try to avoid talking about politics – relations have broken down in some families over the issue. Fortunately, for them, this is not the case.
"We are lucky that in our family there is respect and this has meant no division," Cristina said.
"But I think in other families, depending on the people, it could happen."
"We debate, there are different opinions," said Francesc's wife Merce.
"Normally one tries to convince the other and it ends up in a stalemate because everyone sticks to their position."
Cristina Giner, Euronews correspondent in Tarragona, Catalonia, says:
"The vast majority of Catalans want a referendum. As for independence, the population is divided. In the last polls, almost 50 percent were against it. Just over 41 percent were in favour."
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The US Food and Drug Administration approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration said it approved the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first vaccinations expected in a few days, marking a turning point in the United States where the pandemic has killed more than 292,000 people.
The US Food and Drug Administration granted a permit for emergency use of the vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech, which proved to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in a late trial.
The FDA said the vaccine can be given to people 16 years and older. Healthcare professionals and the elderly in long-term care are expected to be the main recipients of a first round of 2.9 million doses.
The US government has said it will begin distributing the vaccine around the country immediately after FDA approval, and that the first vaccinations would take place early next week.
Millions of Americans could start getting vaccinated this month, especially if a second vaccine from Moderna Incis was quickly approved.
The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine was first approved in the UK earlier this month and UK residents began taking the shot on Tuesday. Canada also approved the vaccine and expects vaccinations to start next week.
Mexico and Bahrain have also approved the vaccine.
FDA authorization comes at a time when infections, hospital stays and deaths are rising high to record levels in the United States, which has failed to achieve a coordinated effort to slow the spread of the virus. Earlier this week, COVID-19 deaths topped a total of 3,000 in one day, while hospital-intensive care units across the country are approaching capacity, threatening to overwhelm healthcare.
Others with advanced development vaccines include Modern, which could receive an emergency from the United States as soon as next week, AstraZeneca Plc with Oxford University, and Johnson & Johnson.
BioNTech began developing the vaccine in January using a technology called synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA) that had not yet produced an approved product. The technology uses a chemical carrier to instruct cells to make proteins that mimic part of the new coronavirus, which the immune system learns to recognize an invader. BioNTech signed a development agreement with Pfizer inMarch.
The vaccine has complex distribution challenges as it must be transported and stored at -70 Celsius (-94 F), requiring specialized ultra-cold freezers or dry ice deliveries.
Modern vaccines use the same technology but do not need to be stored at subarctic temperatures.
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Pfizer has developed a special shipping container that is filled with dry ice to prevent the vaccine from being destroyed. Many states are concerned about whether there are enough dry ice shipments to rural areas that do not have specialized freezers, but Pfizer believes that there should be enough supply.
The US pursuit of a vaccine has been the central response to the pandemic of a Trump administration that has largely left states to fend for themselves. It has said it will have enough to supply all 330 million US residents who want to be vaccinated by mid-2021.
The government has ordered 100 million doses of Pfizervaccin – enough to inoculate 50 million people – through its Warp Speed virus development program and could not negotiate more. The status of these calls is unclear.
Pfizer board member and former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in an interview with CNBC earlier this week that the company had offered to sell the United States more doses as recently as last month but had been turned down.
The United States has agreed to buy 200 million doses of Moderna's two-dose vaccine. The government also has supply agreements with J&J and AstraZeneca, but approval of these vaccines is not imminent.
The foremost American expert on infectious diseases, dr. Anthony Fauci said that if distribution goes well and enough Americans agree to be vaccinated, relief for a tired nation in the pandemic may be on the horizon.
"If we do it effectively enough in the second quarter of 2021 and by the end of the summer or the end of the third quarter, we can actually have enough herd immunity to protect our society," he said. "And when we get to the end of 2021, we can approach a lot of normality that is close to where we were before."
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I feel that I have learn a lot have a deeper understanding about things in the past 3 days. People tend to attach to their own ego and blame others for things that happened in their lives and I am also acted that way. I learn that this world will be whatever we want it to be. It is depend on our attitude. If we are happy, people around us will be happy. All of us can bloom like lotus.
I learn more about issues that happened in this world during my participation. We are the force to make this world good or bad.
I am truly hope that I can reduce my ego. So I could learn the true wisdom about the universe, earth, nature and everyone. I want to expand my spirituality and get out of the framework that surrounded me by my ego.
I hope to bloom one day beautifully as lotus. I would like to thank you everyone who help plan the event, did the presentation, prepare snack, and for teaching me things that I never know. Thank you my teacher (One-chan), Michiyo, Yoko and Tomoko for the translation.
I am very impressed and moved and I felt that I have grown spiritually from being here in Konohana for one and a half months and from participated in the Earth Summit. I feel that I have to work more on reducing my ego to expand my views and to learn the truth of life. Isadon's speech inspired me to be the source of light that we want to see in others. Hopefully that light shine out brightly and beautifully so that others would like follow.
Thank you Isadon and everyone in the Konohana family who have shown me by living your life as an example. I am so grad I got a chance to participate in the 10th Earth Summit and to be among people at the Konohana family who always make me feel so warmth here. I really feel like this place is my 2nd home. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This Earth Summit was very intense. So many things to understand. What impressed me the most was just Konohana family which is so origanized, accurate and awake. That's precious, I will try for the rest of my life to stay in connection with the universe, to be trustful on what universe has planned for us. We are all star and we just need to shine altogether. Konohana family had shown me a way I want to follow. A way of hope, of joy, of bliss.
Thanks to my stay in Konohana family, I could experience a change of scale. This is the first time I joined a Spiritual Community that focused on the mechanics of the Universe as the Sun, the Solar System that is of great influence on us.
I always considered food as sacred and central to my spiritual path, and I appreciated very much the high quality of the meals and of course the dedication of all the staff including the farming process to produce such wonderful dishes. The community including children and old people are friendly.
Please keep on that excellence and dedication to the Katakamuna Principles so that the tradition of our ancestors could live on.
Through this summit, I have been introduced to the connection between human society, environment, the sun, and the planetary movements. Society is ill because of money and material production, which has distanced us from spirituality and this affects how people relate to one another. Much conflict in this world is created by the resulting contradictions that governments have created by focusing on the importance of capital. We as a people are all one. If we can distance ourselves from our ego, our lives will be less chaotic. The peak of darkness is now, with the Age of Light to follow.
When Isadon told me my ego is too much, I felt upset at first. It's always hard to take something that feels like criticism. I mean, as a millennial, I am the so-called self-centered, dissatisfied generation, lost in technology and escaping our ordinary lives through material satisfaction & travel. But I know what Isadon says is true, even if I don't want to hear it. I will remember it, so my emotions have less control over me, and I can live in harmony with others. People, animals, the environment, the universe. It's all one. I need to step back and see the bigger picture.


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Dr. Robert M. Myers, President
Dr. Robert M. Myers currently serves as the President of Toccoa Falls College. TFC is recognized for excellence by groups such as U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review, and Christian Colleges of Distinction.
Since 1907, TFC's motto has been "Developing Character With Intellect". Dr. Myers frequently speaks and writes about the elements of Godly character and the Christian worldview. He is the author of, , 一道本不卡免费高清and a regular blogger for . He also publishes a weekly blog at and can be viewed on , or followed on (@robertmmyers).
一道本不卡免费高清Dr. Myers has served as a manuscript reviewer for the Academy of Management (Management History Division), a textbook reviewer for McGraw-Hill, and has been published in a variety of journals such as Informatica, Management Decision, The Journal of the Association of Marketing Educators, Florida Banker, and the proceedings of many national and international conferences.
Dr. Myers has always been active in his local community serving on numerous corporate boards including the Cherokee Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Palm Beach County, the Treasure Coast of Florida, Inc., International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, the American Red Cross, and the Toccoa/Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, as well as other organizations.
Dr. Myers has served in Christian higher education for twenty years. During that time he has served as a faculty member, Dean of a School of Business, and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Myers is married to Cheri and they have two children, Joshua and Joy.
B.S. – Information Systems Management, University of Maryland
M.B.A. – Palm Beach Atlantic University
D.B.A. – Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kieran Clements, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Kieran Clements has served at Toccoa Falls College since 1999, initially as a Professor of Natural Sciences. He has gone on to hold a variety of positions, including Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. He received a BS in Biology/Secondary Education from Saint Francis University (PA) and a PhD in Entomology with a minor in Biotechnology from North Carolina State University.
一道本不卡免费高清Dr. Clements particularly enjoys being involved in choral singing ministry in both church choir and the TFC Singing Men. His hobbies include running, fishing, hiking, and cheering his favorite sports teams. He and his wife Amy have two daughters, Samantha and Kathleen.
B.S.—Biology/Secondary Education, Saint Francis University
Ph.D.—Entomology, North Carolina State University
Dr. Dee Mooney, Vice President for Business and Finance
Dr. Mooney has served in financial management and teaching roles in Christian higher education for nearly thirty years including positions at Cornerstone University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Bryan College, and University of the Southwest. Dr. Mooney also has considerable experience in the for-profit sector having worked in public accounting with a major corporation.
一道本不卡免费高清Dr. Mooney has been active in Christian university business officer organizations for more than two decades. She served in volunteer leadership capacities with both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities CFO Commission and the Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges Board of Directors. She has also served on the Small Institutions Council for the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Dr. Mooney holds a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University, a M.Acc. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a D.Ed. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is also a CPA.
一道本不卡免费高清Dr. Mooney and her husband Tim have two married children and two grandchildren. She enjoys reading, bible study, coffee dates with her husband, watching movies with her family, playing with her grandchildren, traveling, and serving in the local church.
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D.Ed. – Southwestern Theological Seminary
Ms. Abigail Davis, Vice President for Student Affairs
Ms. Abigail Davis most recently served as the Dean of Students over Residence Life and Student Conduct at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a private, Christian, liberal arts university with 1,000 students. Abigail has two Master's Degrees: a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Biola University and a Masters of Divinity from Gateway Seminary. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University. A former classroom teacher in the United States, Abigail also taught English in China for two years.
Her hobbies include reading, spending time with her eight nieces and nephews, and traveling internationally. She has also completed three sprint triathlons in the last five years.
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Mrs. Emily Kerr, Vice President for Enrollment Management
Mrs. Emily Kerr was appointed Vice President for Enrollment Management at Toccoa Falls College in August 2017. She oversees the areas of Admissions and Student Financial Services.
Emily has been a part of the TFC community since 2008, graduating with her B.S. in Secondary English Education in 2011. She has served in the Office of Admissions in several roles during her time at Toccoa Falls College: Communication Coordinator, Event Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Admissions.
一道本不卡免费高清Emily and her husband, Cameron love spending time with family and exploring Northeast Georgia (even though she will always be a buckeye at heart).
Mr. Merlin Schenck, Associate Vice President of Operations
Mr. Merlin Schenck was appointed Assistant Vice President of Operations at Toccoa Falls College in January 2017. Within his oversight of responsibilities include the areas of Physical Plant, Transportation, Security and Safety, the TFC Print Shop, Mail Services, Camps & Conferences, and the Forrest Guest House.
Prior to his current role, Merlin has served at Toccoa Falls College since 1991 in various roles including Paint Department Supervisor, Carpentry Department Supervisor, and Director of Physical Plant (2013-2016). He has specialized training in Asbestos Abatement, OSHA Compliance, and Hazardous Waste Transportation. Prior to TFC, he worked in the construction field for six years. Merlin and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Jesse & Jordan, and live in Toccoa.
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Mr. Kevin Hall, Athletic Director
一道本不卡免费高清Kevin joined the TFC Family in 2016 from Goshen College in Indiana where he served in athletics, graduate nursing, and as a special assistant in human resources. He graduated with his Master's in health and fitness from USSA, and has served seven years in Christian Higher Education through athletics. Kevin oversees all of the Toccoa Falls athletic programs with over 135 student-athletes who represent the college.
一道本不卡免费高清Kevin and his wife, Jamie, have five young children and love all things TFC, especially connecting with the students across campus.
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SIKUA WELCOMED BUT QUESTIONED TRC CONSULTATIVE MEETING
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The Leader of Independent Group Dr. Derek Sikua has welcomed but at the same time questioned the initiative by the government to host the TRC consulta...
IMPLEMENTATION OF T.R.C REPORT A MAJOR TASK THIS YEAR: SIR KABUI
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D.C.C GOVERNMENT HOPES TO TABLE T.R.C REPORT DURING ITS TERM
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GOV'T CALLED ON TO PUBLIZISE T.R.C REPORT
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A community elder in Honiara has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to publicly declare the contents of the Truth and Reco...
RELATIVES, FRIENDS, WORK COLLEAGUES PAY RESPECT TO LATE SAM
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PR 01/16 | MEPA Demerger
Reference is made to the press conference held on the 4th April 2016, wherein the Hon Dr Deborah Schembri announced the official demerger of MEPA into two separate Authorities, namely the Environment and Resources Authority which was established earlier this year, and the newly established Planning Authority.
As it has stated on various occasions, the Kamra tal-Periti is of the opinion that the success of any reform of the Authority responsible for land use planning and development permitting goes beyond the detail of legalisms, and will depend primarily on the accountability, professional conduct, competence, experience and qualification of the officials charged with these matters, and on the overall intention of the legislator to truly achieve sustainable development through a holistic approach rather than one which panders to the self-serving interests of the various players in the sector. The Kamra tal-Periti therefore looks forward to the coming months which will reveal whether, in practice, the demerger of the MEPA will effectively result in a better quality of the planning process and ultimately, an improved quality of our built environment. In this regard, the Kamra tal-Periti reiterates its availability to continue to discuss with the newly established Planning Authority, the Environment and Resources Authority and the legislator towards ensuring a smooth transition and an improved quality of service.
The Kamra tal-Periti notes with satisfaction that a number of its recommendations over the past months have been taken on board, in particular its strong advice that the building regulation function, which primarily concerns the regulation of the construction process and detailing of buildings, should not be merged with the planning function which primarily concerns issues of land use, building volume and public amenity. In this regard, the Kamra tal-Periti notes that the provisions of the Act which will establish the proposed Building Regulation Committee within the new Planning Authority will not be brought into force immediately, and that the current Building Regulation Board and Building Regulation Office will continue to function for the time being in their current format. This is a welcome interim approach, and the Kamra tal-Periti looks forward to continue to discuss this matter with the legislator in the coming months.
On the other hand, the Kamra tal-Periti notes with grave disappointment that its strong disagreement, as expressed in various meetings with the legislator and in correspondence in this regard, regarding the establishment of the Design Advisory Committee has been ignored. The Committee as established in the Act goes completely against the concept which had been proposed by the Kamra in recent years, and which had received support from both main political parties. The Kamra's proposal contemplated the introduction of Design Review Panels, which would be independent of the planning process and of the Authority, which would constitute a system of peer review, which would be obligatory for public projects and voluntary for other projects, and which would take a holistic approach towards reviewing the quality of projects brought before the Panels, in the interest of society at large. It is the Kamra's opinion that the Design Advisory Committee as contemplated in the Act will not achieve any of the aims that the Kamra and its members hold dear, and will rather end up being yet another bureaucratic process, which has no real impact on the quality of the built environment.
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Q: Drawables do not fit android custom rating bar I have a problem with a custom rating bar. I have followed the instructions of this post
to create my custom rating bar and the mechanic works but I have a glitch on the end of my bar : [here is a picture]
.
The background and the progressDrawable do not seem to fit right. I really don't have a clue where the problem could come from.
I thought I had the beginning of an answer in this post but since I didn't use a secondary progressDrawable it didn't help me.
EDIT :
As asked here are the XML files I use. Nothing is done programmatically :
values/style.xml
<style name="UserRatingBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.RatingBar">
    <item name="android:progressDrawable">@drawable/user_rating_stars</item>
</style>

drawable/user_rating_stars.xml :
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:id="@android:id/background"
        android:drawable="@drawable/user_rating_bar_empty"/>
    <item android:id="@android:id/progress"
        android:drawable="@drawable/user_rating_bar_full"/>
</layer-list>

drawable/user_rating_bar_empty :
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_normal" android:state_pressed="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_normal" android:state_focused="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_normal" android:state_selected="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_normal"/>
</selector>

drawable/user_rating_bar_full :
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_active" android:state_pressed="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_active" android:state_focused="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_active" android:state_selected="true" android:state_window_focused="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/star_active"/>
</selector>

Thanks in advance for the help.

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This October, Maryland Citizens for Art's (MCA) will present their fourth annual ArtsLAB, This year's theme is "Community Engagement: Roles and Responsibilities of Publicly Funded Arts Organizations." ArtsLAB is on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. Registration will open September 9, 2015.
MSAC: How many years has MCA been hosting ArtsLAB? Whose brainchild was the conference?
John Schratwieser: ArtsLAB began in the fall of 2012. Before that, MCA had always added a professional development component to Maryland Arts Day. MCA realized that this small program, added on to an already very busy advocacy day, was not a benefit to our advocates. We agreed to separate the two events and in September 2012, launched ArtsLAB, a full day capacity building conversation for arts professionals.
MSAC: This year, Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA) chose a theme of Community Engagement: Roles and Responsibilities of Publicly Funded Arts Organizations for the 2015 ArtsLAB. Why did MCA choose this topic?
John Schratwieser: The organizational and individual members of MCA are all recipients of operating or program grants from the State. MCA's job is to advocate for those public funds - which are, of course, then awarded through competitive grant process, by the Maryland state Arts Council. As such, we see these investments as a bestowing of public trust. Grantees work hard to use these funds in a way that is beneficial to the communities we serve.
We believe that by expanding the conversation now about our (the nonprofit arts sector's) role in serving our constituents, and our responsibility to be good stewards of this public trust, we can strengthen the message to lawmakers and citizens. This investment in the arts is not only worth it, but it is indeed critical to the success of building a stronger Maryland.
The arts are a $1 billion industry in Maryland, and the sector returns more than 3:1 on these funds in local and state tax revenue, but even more than that, our organizations are out there, day in and day out meeting the needs of communities. Continuing to provide access to arts and culture, and making our great state an even better place to work and live.
MSAC: Explain what ArtsLAB day is like and what MCA hopes to accomplish by day's end.
John Schratwieser: The day is less of a formal conference, and more of a conversation. MCA is not proposing a series of answers to tough questions; folks do not come in, get talked at, get handed a sheet of paper with five quick fixes and leave.
No, ArtsLAB is just that, a laboratory for testing ideas and solutions; for learning from our peers, and for communicating with each other about the value we bring, and ways we can raise the bar for the arts.
We begin with three or four presentations by Maryland arts practitioners who are doing work related to our theme, so this year it will be people who are doing bold, creative community engagement projects (both inside and outside the "walls" of our arts institutions.) An interactive panel discussion follows, where attendees will have the chance to ask questions.
The group breaks for lunch and then divides into smaller discussion groups with a specific task/outcome for participants to work on, re-convenes for a report-back conversation, and next-steps wrap-up. We encourage organizations to send three people from various levels, departments within the organization, including trustees, so that when ArtsLAB is over, these three can take ideas and new practices back to their organization and encourage action on new ways of reaching out to serve the citizens of Maryland.
MCA created ArtsLAB to provide space for the nonprofit arts sector to come together to address concerns facing our field. Learn more.